The no-confidence motion signed by 32 Joint Opposition MPs against Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake was handed over to the General Secretary of Parliament yesterday (03/08).
The motion was submitted by a group of MPs led by MP Bandula Gunawardena.
Deputy Secretary General of Parliament Neil Iddawala confirmed that a No Confidence Motion had been received against the Minister.
He told the that a large group of Joint Opposition MPs came and handed over the motion at the Speaker's Office.
He said it would be placed on the Order Book by the Speaker.
As per the Parliamentary practice, when a No-Confidence Motion is handed over against a Minister or an MP, it is normally given precedence over other matters.
A No-Confidence Motion lapses on the prorogation of the House.
